IN PICTURES | Rocks and rage at Hoërskool Overvaal
A DA T-shirt engulfed by flames was waved around on a stick, rocks were thrown at passing cars, a police vehicle was the target of a petrol bomb and a policeman pulled a gun in a bid to keep the peace.
Members of the farming community gather to watch protesters during demonstrations outside Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on the second day of protests there. (Picture: Alaister Russell)
A DA T-shirt engulfed by flames was waved around on a stick, rocks were thrown at passing cars, a police vehicle was the target of a petrol bomb and a policeman pulled a gun in a bid to keep the peace.
These were just some of the scenes outside Hoërskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on Thursday where a court ruling in favour of the Afrikaans school has set tempers flaring.
A member of Cosas threatens to damage a car attempting to pass a barricade at Hoërskool Overvaal. (Alaister Russell)
Members of the community pass an ANC protest outside the school. (Alaister Russell)
A plain-clothes policeman pulls his firearm while arresting pupils following the petrolbombing of a police car outside the school. (Alaister Russell)
A policeman shoves a woman while trying to arrest members of the student organisation Cosas. (Alaister Russell)
Members of student organisation Coasas burn debris outside Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on the second day of protests there. Police have been removing barricades and monitoring the violent protest. File photo (Picture: Alaister Russell)
Protesters are pictured inside a police vehicle following the petrol bombing of a police car outside Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on the second day of protests there. (Alaister Russell)
Members of the farming community and protesters take video footage of one another at Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging during protests there (Alaister Russell)
Protesters jump on a DA shirt. (Alaister Russell)
Protesters burnt a DA shirt at Hoerskool Overvaal in Vereeniging on the second day of protests. (Picture: Alaister Russell)
